The Crooklyn Clan is a New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

 based Hip-Hop and Mash Up

Mashup (music)

A mashup or bootleg is a song or composition created by blending two or more pre-recorded songs, usually by overlaying the vocal track of one song seamlessly over the instrumental track of another...

 production team. The members are Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...

 NY natives DJ Sizzahandz & DJ Riz. The group was formed in 1993 with their first release on Nervous Records

Nervous Records (US)

Nervous Records is a New York City record label of underground house music and hip-hop, founded in 1991. Noted for early productions by notables including Armand Van Helden, Mood II Swing, Masters At Work and Josh Wink...

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They produced the hit Fatman Scoop

Fatman Scoop

Isaac Freeman III, better known by his stage name Fatman Scoop is a hip hop promoter and radio personality famed for his on-stage rough, raw, loud voice....

 single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

, "Be Faithful

Be Faithful

"Be Faithful" is a song performed by American hip hop artist Fatman Scoop. It features and was produced by American hip hop production duo The Crooklyn Clan.The song heavily samples "Love Like This" by Faith Evans...

". The single went platinum in Europe and hit number one in various countries. They also produced the follow-up single, "It Takes Scoop". The song went gold in Europe and entered the Top 40 in Australia

Australia

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, United Kingdom

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 and Ireland

Ireland

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The Duo has produced tracks for artists including DJ Kool

DJ Kool

John W. Bowman, Jr., better known by his stage name DJ Kool is a rapper who, in the late 1990s, produced several popular rap singles. Born in 1959 in Washington, D.C., his influence from his years of working the go-go and rap circuits became apparent in his music...

, Funkmaster Flex

Funkmaster Flex

Aston George Taylor, Jr. better known as Funkmaster Flex is an American hip hop DJ, rapper, musician and producer on New York City's Hot 97 radio station and host of the hit MTV show Funk Flex Full Throttle....

, Sean Paul

Sean Paul

Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques , who performs under stage name Sean Paul, is a Jamaican pop rap and reggae singer.-1973–1996: Early life:...

, & Stik-E & The Hoodz, as well as featured music in the movie Save The Last Dance

Save the Last Dance

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 and warm up sets for the New York Knicks

New York Knicks

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Album/DJ Mix

Shoot Tha Pump - New York Block Party Hip Hop (CD) Concrete 1997

Featured singles

• Coffee Breaks (12") AV8 1995

• Deez R Da Breakz (12") AV8 1995

• Funky Relaxation / Put Your Hands Up (12") Strapped Records 1995

• Club Headz (12") AV8 1996

• Eargasmz (12") AV8 1996

• Tha Doin' It EP (12", EP) AV8 1996

• Chooze One (12") AV8 1997

• Here We Go Now (Maxi, Single) ◄ (9 versions) Kahuna Cuts 1997

• Dancefloor Delightz (Single) ◄ (2 versions) AV8 1998

• Where U @? (12") AV8 1998

• Wut Wut (12") AV8 1998

• Be Faithful (Single, Maxi) ◄ (6 versions) AV8 1999

• Did I Do That (12") AV8 1999

• South (12") AV8 2000

• 2 Minute Bangaz EP (12") AV8 2003

• It Takes Scoop (Single) ◄ (3 versions) Def Jam UK 2003

• Let's Get Ill (12") AV8 2003

• Ayo (12") AV8 2004

• Crooklyn Clan Presents Blendz Vol. 1 (12") Crooklyn Clan Records 2004

• Clubplanet Party Mix (CDr, Comp, Promo) Rhino Records (2) 2005

• Treatz Vol. 2 (12") Crooklyn Clan Records 2005

• Archivez Vol. 1 (12") AV8

• Crown Motivator (12") AV8

• If Ya'll Don't Give A F***! (12") RB Records (2)

• Transitionz (12") AV8

• Treatz (12") AV8

• Where Dey At? (12") Landspeed Records

• You'll Never Find (12") AV8

External links

• Official website
• DJ Riz MySpace page
• DJ Sizzahandz MySpace page
• The Crooklyn Clan at Discogs
  Discogs
  Discogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...